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30th December - Pirates of Penzance; 6th Day of
30th December - Pirates of Penzance; 6th Day of Christmas Weather: If the sun shines on the 6th day of Christmas, there will be much milk. I have alwa...

When I was a child there would be much anticipation for Christmas
When I was a child there would be much anticipation for Christmas Eve and The Feast of the Seven Fishes or Festa dei sette pesci. This would be a tim...

The way the Carol of the Bells was meant to be heard. The song
The way the Carol of the Bells was meant to be heard. The song is based on a traditional folk chant. It was associated with the coming New Year which...

5th of December is the birthday of Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz born
5th of December is the birthday of Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz born this day in 1822. She was an American naturalist, co-founder with her husband (Louis A...

The history of sheep and wool in early colonial New England is a
The history of sheep and wool in early colonial New England is a fascinating story. For some time the only way to get sheep here from England was to s...

Being that I share the name Francis with Francis Scott Key, I have
Being that I share the name Francis with Francis Scott Key, I have always had a fondness for the National Anthem and finding out that it was based on ...

As another President hears the saber rattle and the sound of war
As another President hears the saber rattle and the sound of war in the distance, no doubt no one will count the bodies broken or the endless cost of ...

Genius is the ability to renew ones emotions in daily
Genius is the ability to renew ones emotions in daily experience. -- Paul Cezanne He created magnificent art, a rebel, defiant and proud of being from...

I watched two movies staring Melissa McCarthy recently. I have
I watched two movies staring Melissa McCarthy recently. I have never seen her before and she is wonderful. If you get a chance watch either The Heat o...